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I had a really good tiger day… the final chapter… and I saved the best for last…

These are the last photos… almost… of my recent trip to the San Diego zoo with my two-year-old buddy, Olivia. I may have told this story before, but once, when my nephew was little, we went to the zoo, and, … Continue reading

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Things that make you go: hmmmmm???

Okay, I just thought this picture I took of an orangutan needed to go with that title… but now, I might as well write something to go with both of them. How about this: I sort of agree with the … Continue reading

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I had a really good tiger day… part 6… what?… yes, I know that isn’t a tiger…

That is a baby warthog. And that is a daddy warthog. That is a pygmy hippo… no… I don’t know how old it is. That is my friend, Olivia… a two-year-old human. I took her to the zoo. Which is … Continue reading

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I had a really good tiger day… part 5…

Oh, stop being so melodramatic, little orangutan, I know you aren’t a tiger. No, Olivia, I am not calling you a tiger either… I just started using the tiger thing as the title for this series of posts, and now … Continue reading

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I had a really good tiger day… part 4…

Okay… yes… I know… once again, that isn’t exactly a tiger… but you must admit it is a good photo of a cute little bird. And the San Diego zoo has other animals besides tigers. And really, how many tiger … Continue reading

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I had a really good tiger day… part 3…

But it wasn’t all tigers, oh no. There were birds at the San Diego zoo also. I love the aviaries, and my favorite is the one full of jungle plants and little birds that move really fast. You need to … Continue reading

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I had a really good tiger day… part 2…

The best thing about tigers… from a photographer’s point of view… is that, when they are out where you can see them, they tend to pace back and forth… This lets you capture them from several angles. Maybe only bored … Continue reading

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I had a really good tiger day… part 1…

So I took my buddy, my friend’s daughter, Olivia, to the world famous San Diego Zoo… (you have to say ‘world famous’ or the people here get mad!)… No, I know, her mom isn’t even working because she is due … Continue reading

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Some animals I met while in the Bay Area…

So, I took my mom down to the bay, to that park where I go because of the view and the fact that so many people walk their dogs there, and I can pet them when I am missing my … Continue reading

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It was one of those kinds of evenings…

Sunset was drawing nigh… I was sitting in my mom’s living room, where I am sitting now as I type this, trying to decide if the sunset would be worth taking pictures of from my favorite view spot way up … Continue reading

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